"All Federal department and agency heads are responsible for the
identification, prioritization, assessment, remediation, and protection of
their respective internal critical infrastructure and key resources."
Information Assurance begins with confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and information. Homeland Security Presidential Directive Seven, or HSPD-7, mandates, "All Federal department and agency heads are responsible for the identification, prioritization, assessment, remediation, and protection of their respective internal critical infrastructure and key resources." In this topic, we will introduce you to some terms used in Information Assurance, how to create passwords, and the need to protect information systems from various threats.
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